Kate Williams

For many children, starting back at school is no easy matter, especially after a long break. For some, it’s the social side that poses the biggest challenge – until they meet someone else in the same boat. Once you have that ‘someone’ to go around with, you’re OK, and this poem reassures children (and their parents) that there’s always someone out there, ready and waiting to form that key bond.

My poem, ‘Break time’, is published in Poems about You and Me, Wayland, 1998 – poems chosen by poet Brian Moses. Here’s the poem, and the book cover for reference:

Copyright: Kate Williams